Question

Choose the correct word/phrase to complete the sentence.
It _____ that pickpockets operate in this area.

• A. is a well-known
• B. is knowing
• C. know
• D. is well-known

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

is well-known

Option A: The article, 'a' is used before a noun or a noun phrase. In this option, 'a' is followed by an adjective 'well-known', after which there is no 'noun'. The correct phrase would be 'is a well-known fact'. As the noun is missing, the given phrase is grammatically incorrect.

Option B: In the sentence, the words 'It is knowing' is grammatically incorrect as the verb, 'know' is not used in present continuous form.

Option C: The sentence, 'It know that pickpockets operate in this area' is grammatically incorrect. This is because the third person singular pronoun, 'it' has to be followed by 'verb+letter s'. In option C, the letter 's' is missing after the verb, 'know'.

Given the above, options A, B and C are incorrect.

Option D: The sentence, 'It is well known that pickpockets operate in this area' is grammatically correct. Hence, option D is correct.